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Bridgeport-Stamford LMA (1Q 2017)
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Estimated employment1,940
Mean wage$10.88
Entry wage$9.90
10th percentile wage$9.86
50th percentile wage$9.99
90th percentile wage$13.34
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Leisure and Hospitality1,86096.1%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Leisure and Hospitality1,8609.98
Cooks, Fast Food (35-2011)
Prepare and cook food in a fast food restaurant with a limited menu. Duties of the cooks are limited to preparation of a few basic items and normally involve operating large-volume single-purpose cooking equipment.
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$9.99 $11.30  -$1.31
2016$9.54+4.7%$10.79 +4.7%-$1.25
2015$9.38+1.7%$10.61 +1.7%-$1.22
2014$9.19+2.0%$10.39 +2.0%-$1.20
2013$9.07+1.3%$10.26 +1.3%-$1.18
2012$8.94+1.5%$10.11 +1.5%-$1.17
2011$8.82+1.4%$9.97 +1.4%-$1.15
2010$8.72+1.1%$9.87 +1.1%-$1.14
2009$8.55+2.0%$9.67 +2.0%-$1.12
2008$8.32+2.8%$9.41 +2.8%-$1.09
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$9.99 $23.51  -$13.52
2016$9.54+4.7%$22.76 +3.3%-$13.21
2015$9.38+1.7%$22.28 +2.1%-$12.90
2014$9.19+2.0%$21.81 +2.2%-$12.61
2013$9.07+1.3%$21.37 +2.1%-$12.29
2012$8.94+1.5%$21.00 +1.7%-$12.05
2011$8.82+1.4%$20.67 +1.6%-$11.85
2010$8.72+1.1%$20.32 +1.7%-$11.59
2009$8.55+2.0%$20.05 +1.4%-$11.49
2008$8.32+2.8%$19.53 +2.6%-$11.21
Note: The mid-wage is the median wage. The average wage is the mean wage. The entry-level wage is equal to the average of the lower third of reported wages for the occupation. The wage range consists of the 10th and 90th percentiles; 80% of workers earn between this wage range, 10% earn less while 10% earn more.
Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2017
Top Areas For This Occupation
Best Pay
Median Wage / Employment
New Haven$11.77 
Danbury$10.89550
Bridgeport-Stamford$9.991,940
Norwich-New London$9.99 
Hartford$9.962,450
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford$9.962,450
Bridgeport-Stamford$9.991,940
Danbury$10.89550
Waterbury $9.95290
New Haven$11.77 
Wages in other areas
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